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Author: Owens, Mark F.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Owens, Mark F.
Baum, Charles L., II
The Effects of Federal Housing Assistance on Exiting Welfare and Becoming Employed for Welfare Recipients
Journal of Poverty 13,2 (2009): 130-151.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10875540902841705
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998)
Keyword(s): Employment; Labor Force Participation; Poverty; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Unemployment; Welfare

Welfare reform's success in encouraging employment may be affected by the federal housing program because many households receive welfare and housing assistance. Housing assistance could discourage employment because housing subsidies are reduced proportionally with earnings; alternatively, it could encourage employment by increasing stability and allowing more resources to be allocated toward employment-related expenses. We examine housing assistance's effects on exiting welfare and becoming employed. Remaining on welfare is positively associated with receiving housing assistance, but fixed effects models suggest this is due to correlation with unmeasured factors rather than a causal effect. We find little association between housing assistance and employment.
Bibliography Citation
Owens, Mark F. and Charles L. Baum. "The Effects of Federal Housing Assistance on Exiting Welfare and Becoming Employed for Welfare Recipients." Journal of Poverty 13,2 (2009): 130-151.
2. Owens, Mark F.
Baum, Charles L., II
The Effects of Welfare Vehicle Asset Rules on Vehicle Assets
Applied Economics 44,13 (May 2012): 1603-1619.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2010.548783
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Assets; Legislation; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Welfare

Before 1996, households were typically ineligible for welfare if they had assets worth more than $1000, where $1500 from each vehicle's value was excluded from this determination. However, the 1996 welfare reform act began allowing states to increase their asset limits and vehicle exclusions. This may prompt low-income households to reallocate resources to or from vehicles. We examine the effects of state vehicle asset rules on vehicle assets. Results show that liberalizing asset rules increases vehicle assets and that this increase is driven largely by eligible individuals increasing vehicle assets, with no evidence indicating that ineligible individuals reduce vehicle assets to become eligible.
Bibliography Citation
Owens, Mark F. and Charles L. Baum. "The Effects of Welfare Vehicle Asset Rules on Vehicle Assets." Applied Economics 44,13 (May 2012): 1603-1619.